Where did you ride your FTR today?

GoFast/TurnLeft

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Yesterday I did almost 500 miles cruising around the coastal bend. It was awesome, weather was perfect, had a blast and the whole day to walk around and make stops. On my way home I went to change lanes and something felt very wrong. Almost felt like I was fighting it to lean, so I pulled over and my rear tire was nearly flat. I managed to ride carefully into Sinton TX. Small town less than an hour from Corpus. Picked up a plug kit from the O’reilys, but the gash was as long as my thumbnail and the plugs weren’t cutting it. Waited 3 hours on my progressive roadside assistance. They said they’d escalated my case and would have an eta in two hours! Phone was nearly dead so I started calling friends and luckily my neighbor was able to pick me up with his bike trailer. Had me home in 30 mins. Bought a new tire today for 150$ at the local shop. Hoping to be back on the road by tomorrow evening.
 

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Breto

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Just around the loop backwards with my youngest boy…we swapped bikes so I got to ride the MT10SP…very nice, similar riding position to the FTR…well planted, handles well…it has a few issues with the new pipe but I think he’s getting a controller fitted…see what difference that makes…and I fitted this…👍😎982866D2-F5E4-45C6-85D6-7CAC8A36BB64.jpeg5A4DADC9-094A-4F31-8760-3769D1D7AF39.jpeg
 

edgelett

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Only rode to work, but my thinking is that peak hour is a great way to check that the levers on my rearsets are in the right place for me.
Despite losing the brake lever adjustment screw, it feels spot on for me.
The gear lever needs a little adjustment though - a tiny bit too far forward and too high. Thought I had it in the right spot but not quite - missed a couple of shifts.
Will fiddle with it when I get home tonight.

Weather is slowly fining up so will be riding to work more frequently and alternating between the two bikes so everyone gets some love haha.
 
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